End of Committee Stacking Hinders Wine Bill Debate
OWANS INTERESTED in pushing a bill to allow private wine sales faced a setback as it was sent to a three member subcommittee of dry legislators. The piece notes the stacking tactic and contrasts it with a new Senate plan to use permanent subcommittees to curb bias and give each bill a fair chance.
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David Stanley
Ways-Means
Stanley
Varley
Grassley
Daggett
Middleswart
Amana
Senator Riley
Riley
Curbing the Lenders in Iowa Credit Rules
Iowa’s small loan practices face scrutiny as Governor Ray and Attorney General Turner push the Banking Department to enforce the 36 percent annual interest cap. A federal ruling restricting extra $35 in interest for early repayment is reportedly ignored, prompting calls for tighter enforcement and clearer borrower protections.
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Iowa
Ray
Turner
State Department of Banking
Oliver Hansen
Hansen
Public views on budget cuts and farming realities
Readers discuss federal budget cutbacks affecting low income programs such as home ownership assistance and food stamps, with a concern for the impact on those in need and a call to civic participation. A Missouri farmer notes farm consolidation trends toward larger operations and the need to protect family farms. A dog injury letter thanks compassionate strangers and condemns hit-and-run behavior, highlighting community care and recovery.
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Congress
Vietnam
Missouri
Language quirks and misuses outlined in a Word lesson
A language feature column from the Special Feature Syndicate explains common abuses such as the misused whom and who in reports. It clarifies pronoun cases, the origin of preposterous, and quirky spellings like ghoti and cieighk with examples and brief explanations.
Women's Rights Move Snags on Blindness
In the Los Angeles Times Syndicate piece, Roscoe Drummond argues the equal rights amendment stalls due to misperceptions of women's status. He cites Watts and Free showing high approval of women’s position by men and women, yet persistent wage gaps and underrepresentation. He urges renewed alliances and action.
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Ashington
William Watts
Lloyd Free
America
Farmers and city costs under debate in 40 hour week plan
A speaker questions agricultural policy and price signals arguing for urban vegetable gardens to lower living costs. He notes farmers faced uneven prices last year and asks if government programs aid farmers or city dwellers, urging practical farming and garden solutions.
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Pope Paul on Satan the devil in church page essay
The February church page presents Pope Paul’s nine year return to publicly discuss Lucifer the fallen archangel. It outlines Satan’s alleged role since creation, the ongoing Christ versus Satan controversy over 6 000 years, and the belief that only law and love prevail against evil.
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Satan
Devil
Lucifer
Earth
God
Christ
Beagle Hit Twice By Cars In Oakland Road NE
A 2 year old beagle named Sam was hit by a car and then by a truck in the 3700 block of Oakland Road NE around midnight on January 26. A kind passerby and a former veterinarian assistant helped move the dog to safety and called the owners as the boy comforted bystanders.
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Sam
Oakland Road
Political firings in Cedar Rapids tied to religion factions
A reader argues that a wave of courthouse employee removals in Cedar Rapids and Linn County is driven by religious bias rather than party lines. The writer claims newly elected Democrats, largely Catholic, target Protestants, drawing a parallel to Chicago and Cook County where Protestants face political exclusion.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Chicago
Cook County
Ill
Yearly Use Rate Tall Tree Per Person By Don Oakley
In 1973 each U S resident is projected to use about one 16 inch diameter 100 foot tree based on 1972 wood consumption of 203 million tons. By 2000 the average person may use a tree and a half yearly with private firms like Weyerhaeuser planting over 100 million seedlings to renew forests.
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Jere
United States
American Forest Institute
Weyerhaeuser Co
George H. Weyerhaeuser
America
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